Program Overview

Automotive Engineering with Electric Vehicles

Overview

At Oxford Brookes you won’t just learn practical mechanical skills. You’ll develop your design engineering expertise and think about what the vehicles of the future will look like.

Our automotive engineering degree combines theory with hands-on experience, and prepares you for a career in engineering. Looking at the future of the automotive industry, we’ll help you safeguard your own future within it.

You’ll have full access to our automotive labs. These double as your research and learning spaces where you will discover how to design and work with electric vehicles. Facilities include our four post rig, High Voltage Energy Storage Lab and driving simulator.

There are 2 routes you can take on this course: BEng and MEng qualifications that you can easily transfer between right up to your third year. Both lead to professional accreditation and will support your future job prospects.

Why Oxford Brookes University?

• Be part of a community
• A focus on careers
• Learn from the best
• Flexibility
• Brand new facilities
• Learn a language
• Study abroad
• Accreditation(s)

Course Details

Course Structure

• In year 1 your 'Integrated Curriculum' means you work in collaboration with other engineering students to draw, assemble and test your own Stirling Engine and then market your product in a global online marketplace.
• You will develop your analytical skills even further in year 2 , studying modules including Engineering Thermo-Fluids and Mathematics and Modelling.
• You can go on a paid work placement before year 3 , and apply everything you learn here to your third year projects and show off your new knowledge on your CV.

Learning and Teaching

• Teaching and learning methods include:
  • seminars
  • lectures
  • practical work in the laboratory
  • work in a computer lab
  • workshops
• Information technology is very important in modern engineering practice. In several modules almost all of the teaching is based around computers.

Assessment

• All modules use a mix of examination and coursework for assessment.
• Coursework assessment methods vary, but can include the following:
  • oral examinations
  • group presentations
  • design or laboratory reports
  • technical reviews
  • poster presentations

Study Modules

• Teaching for this course takes place face to face and you can expect around 12 hours of contact time per week.
• In addition to this, you should also anticipate a workload of 1,200 hours per year.
• Teaching usually takes place Monday to Friday, between 9.00am and 6.00pm

Year 1

Compulsory Modules

• Engineering Mathematics and Modelling I (double) (30 credits)
• Engineering Design and Practice I (double) (30 credits)
• Basic Electrical Engineering (15 credits)
• Introduction to Statics and Dynamics (15 credits)
• Introduction to Materials and Stress Analysis (15 credits)
• Introduction to Thermo Fluids (15 credits)

Year 2

Compulsory Modules

• Design and Practice II (30 credits)
• Stress Analysis (15 credits)
• Electronics and Control Engineering I (15 credits)
• Engineering Mathematics and Modelling II (15 credits)
• Thermo-Fluids (15 credits)
• Engineering Dynamics (15 credits)
• Electrical Machines and Drives (15 credits)

Year 3 (Optional Placement Year)

Optional Modules

• Optional work placement year (compulsory for sandwich students)

Year 4 (or Year 3 if No Placement)

Compulsory Modules

• Engineering Project (30 credits)
• Management, Ethics, Energy and Sustainability (30 credits)
• Vehicle Dynamics (15 credits)
• Powertrain Engineering (15 credits)
• Advanced Dynamics and NVH (15 credits)
• Electronics and Control Engineering 2 (15 credits)

Year 5 (MEng)

Compulsory Modules

• Group Design Project (40 credits)
• Engineering Business Management (20 credits)
• Advanced Vehicle Aerodynamics (20 credits)
• Advanced Powertrain Engineering (20 credits)
• Electric Vehicles (20 credits)

Careers

Our graduates go on to have highly successful careers in the automotive industry. They work for companies including Mercedes HPP supporting development of Mercedes Formula E team and Williams Advanced engineering, supporting Jaguar Formula E team.

Additionally, you can study automotive engineering or other engineering subjects at postgraduate level. The BEng degree allows you to progress to a specialist engineering field at master’s level. The MEng route can take you to PhD studies.

Entry Requirements

Standard Offer

• UCAS Tariff Points: 112 (BEng) or 120 (MEng)
• A Level: BBC (BEng), BBB (MEng)
• IB Points: 27 (BEng), 28 (MEng)
• BTEC: DMM (BEng), DDM (MEng)

Contextual Offer

• UCAS Tariff Points: 88 (BEng), 96 (MEng)
• A Level: CCD (BEng), CCC (MEng)
• IB Points: 24 (BEng), 26 (MEng)
• BTEC: MMM (BEng), MMM (MEng)

Further Offer Details

• A levels: tariff points must include A level Grade B in Maths and Grade B in Physics, Chemistry, Electronics, Engineering or suitable science
• IB Diploma: tariff points to include minimum grade 5 in Higher Level Maths and Physics
• BTEC: tariff points must include BTEC Extended Diploma in an engineering subject, plus a distinction in the Further Mathematics module

Specific Entry Requirements

• A Level: Grade B in Maths, and Grade B in Physics, Chemistry, Electronics, Engineering or another suitable science subject
• GCSE: English Language grade 4/C minimum normally required

English Language Requirements

• Please see the University's standard English language requirements
• English requirements for visas: If you need a student visa to enter the UK you will need to meet the UK Visas and Immigration minimum language requirements as well as the University's requirements

Credit Transfer

• Many of our courses consider applications for entry part-way through the course for students who have credit from previous learning or relevant professional experience

Terms and Conditions of Enrolment

• When you accept our offer, you agree to the Terms and Conditions of Enrolment

International Qualifications and Equivalences

• Choose country Bahrain Bangladesh Brazil Brunei Canada China Cyprus Egypt Estonia France Ghana Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Italy Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Laos Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Malaysia Morocco Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore South Africa South Korea Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Turkey Uganda United Arab Emirates United States of America Vietnam Zimbabwe Other countries

How to Apply

• Full time Home (UK) applicants: Apply through UCAS
• Part time Home (UK) applicants: Apply direct to the University
• International applicants: Apply direct to the University
• Full time international applicants can also apply through UCAS

Tuition Fees

• 2025 / 26
  • Home (UK) full time: £9,535
  • Home (UK) part time: £1,190 per single module
  • Home (UK) sandwich (placement): £1,700
  • International full time: £17,750
  • International sandwich (placement): £1,700
• 2026 / 27
  • Home (UK) full time: £9,535*
  • Home (UK) part time: £1,910 per single module*
  • Home (UK) sandwich (placement): £1,905
  • International full time: £18,250
  • International sandwich (placement): £1,905

Additional Costs

• Personal protective equipment for engineering labs: £25-40
• Travel and associated costs if relevant when undertaking work placements: £30-700 per year
• It’s your responsibility to cover print / binding costs where coursework submission is required: From £30
• You may choose to purchase books to support your studies: £20-60 per book
• Accommodation fees in Brookes Letting (most do not include bills): £94-265 per week
• Accommodation fees in university halls (bills included, excluding laundry costs): £122-180 per week
• Graduation costs include tickets, gowning and photography: Typically £0-200
• Students are responsible for their own travel to and from university for classes: From £10

Funding Your Studies

• Oxford Brookes Bursary for Continuing Students
• Undergraduate maintenance loans for part-time UK students
• Undergraduate maintenance loans for full-time UK students
• Undergraduate tuition fee loans for UK students
• Oxford Brookes Bursary for New Students

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Programme Changes

• On rare occasions we may need to make changes to our course programmes after they have been published on the website. For more information, please visit our changes to programmes page.